Advances on Catalysts Based on Copper, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Catalytic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2023) | Viewed by 2175
Special Issue Editors
Interests: heterogeneous catalysis; metal nanoparticles; biomass valorization; green chemistry; non-noble metal catalysts; mixed oxide catalysts; tuning of the catalysts acid-base properities; hydrogenation/transfer-hydrogenation reactions
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Interests: hydrogen production; heterogeneous catalysis; reforming; photocatalysis; metal nanoparticles; mixed oxide catalysts
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Heterogeneous copper-based catalysts are receiving increasing attention from the scientific community. They show high activity and peculiar selectivity in a wide range of different reactions such as methanol synthesis, steam reforming/WGS, hydrogenations/dehydrogenation/transfer hydrogenation, oxidations, dehydrogenative coupling, acid-base reactions,… These catalytic processes are, more and more, applied to the transformation of renewable feedstocks or platform molecules, such as lignocellulosic biomass, bioalcohols, HMF, furfural and vegetable oils. Therefore, copper catalysts will play an important role in the transition towards a sustainable economy. The properties of copper catalysts can be properly tuned and improved by carefully choosing the preparation method, the support, the presence of a second metal, and the calcination/pre-treatments conditions to boost their performances and stability.
This Special Issue aims to cover the most recent progress and advances in the field of copper-based heterogeneous catalysts, with a special eye on biomass valorisation for the production of high-added value molecules and sustainable energy production.
Dr. Nicola Scotti
Dr. Filippo Bossola
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- copper catalysts
- heterogeneous catalysts
- hydrogen production
- biomass valorization
